Dictionary entry
economic value
经济价值
the worth of a good or service as determined by market forces or utility
In use
The economic value of education is often underestimated.
This antique has great economic value due to its rarity.
They assessed the economic value of the new technology.
have economic value
These resources have economic value.
这些资源具有经济价值。
the economic value of sth
We need to calculate the economic value of the project.
我们需要计算该项目经济价值。
economic value is derived from sth
Economic value is derived from labor.
经济价值来源于劳动。
assess the economic value of sth
It's difficult to assess the economic value of clean air.
很难评估清洁空气的经济价值。
Common mistakes
The economical value of the project is high.The economic value of the project is high.
错误：混淆了economic和economical。Economic意为'经济的'，而economical意为'节约的'。这里讨论的是项目在经济方面的价值，所以应使用economic。
We need to calculate the value of economy correctly.We need to calculate the economic value correctly.
错误：使用了'value of economy'这一结构，但这里是指作为经济概念的价值，应使用名词短语'economic value'，其中economic作为形容词修饰value。
Connections
Confusing words
- value
- 价值 · “value”可指经济价值，也可指道德、美学等方面的价值；而“economic value”专指经济上的价值。
- economic benefit
- 经济效益 · “economic value”强调事物内在的经济价值，而“economic benefit”更侧重从经济活动获得的收益或好处。
- economical value
- （错误用法） · “economical”意为节约的、经济的，用于形容成本低；而“economic”才是关于经济的。常混淆。
Word family
- economy
- 经济 · noun
- economics
- 经济学 · noun
- economical
- 节俭的；划算的 · adjective
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于 'the economic value of ...' 结构
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.